Following up on this lead,
Looking for more feedback on what kind of listening gains are typical with mid-hi fi setups, ie beyond the MDR-7506's mentioned
At what point would a DAC/Amp be beneficial, if ever?
As noted, my PC is a main listening station
Z270 Mk1 board with Evga GTX1070 and core i7 7700
I read reviews of high end models and there are complaints to be found there as well, so it seems like a matter of personal preference more than anything. To get rhetorical do $500 headphones sound 5x better than $100 pairs? The law of diminishing returns applies of course, but how much can be expected to gain beyond say, the MDR-7506'sor Grados SR80e's which I currently use? I had a pair of more expensive Sennheiser HD555's before but personally have never heard as much range and detail as with the MDR-7506's. So if I were to get something better, I'd lean towards those tonal characteristics. Although having said that, they do seem lacking with finer details found in classical music, so anything that plays well there would be an improvement as well. I also prefer closed unless there are open models with equally responsive low end.
Thanks in advance for any insight or recommendations.
Looking for more feedback on what kind of listening gains are typical with mid-hi fi setups, ie beyond the MDR-7506's mentioned
At what point would a DAC/Amp be beneficial, if ever?
As noted, my PC is a main listening station
Z270 Mk1 board with Evga GTX1070 and core i7 7700
I read reviews of high end models and there are complaints to be found there as well, so it seems like a matter of personal preference more than anything. To get rhetorical do $500 headphones sound 5x better than $100 pairs? The law of diminishing returns applies of course, but how much can be expected to gain beyond say, the MDR-7506'sor Grados SR80e's which I currently use? I had a pair of more expensive Sennheiser HD555's before but personally have never heard as much range and detail as with the MDR-7506's. So if I were to get something better, I'd lean towards those tonal characteristics. Although having said that, they do seem lacking with finer details found in classical music, so anything that plays well there would be an improvement as well. I also prefer closed unless there are open models with equally responsive low end.
Thanks in advance for any insight or recommendations.